PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE KANKAKEE 

 whites during the early Indian troubles. In 1856 

 a man by the name of Robinson, of French and 

 Indian nationality, was the chief feader, and had 

 absolute control over all the Pottowattomies 

 from the year of 1825. In 1836 he assembled 

 his tribes to the number of five thousand near 

 Chicago for the last time. He was known to 

 his people as Chief Che-Bing-Way. I have 

 thus presented an account of the Fottov/atto- 

 mie's land as it appeared at the time of the 

 whites immigration to this region, 



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